Scott County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Morton, Lake and Sebastopol.

At a glance

3,989Students enrolled

9Schools

3Towns served

$10,582Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

99%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

MortonLakeSebastopol

Grades PK–4

Morton Elementary School686 students · MortonThis district

Grades 5–8

Bettye Mae Jack Middle School486 students · MortonThis district

Grades 9–12

Morton High School476 students · MortonThis district

Grades PK–4

Lake Elementary School333 students · LakeThis district

Grades 5–12

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

Lake High School231 students · LakeThis district

Grades PK–12

Sebastopol Attendance Center684 students · SebastopolThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MS

Math proficiency30%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts28%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)81%

State average 87.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$10,582

per student each year · 15% below the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration33%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State57%

Federal29%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,785’20

3,875’21

3,989’22

4,015’23

3,989’24

Students

White · 42%1,684

Black · 33%1,328

Hispanic · 19%753

Two or more races · 5%213

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6

Asian · 0%5

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Morton3,656 people

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Lake522 people

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Sebastopol212 people

Schools9 in district

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Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 686 students · Morton

C-Public 📚

Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 333 students · Lake

BPublic 📚

Bettye Mae Jack Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 486 students · Morton

CPublic 📚

Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 237 students · Lake

B+Public 🏫

Morton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 476 students · Morton

CPublic 🏫

Lake High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 231 students · Lake

BPublic 🏫

FOREST SCOTT CO VOC TECH CENTERHigh · Grades 10–12 · Forest

Public 📚

Scott Central Attendance CenterOther · Grades PK–12 · 856 students · Forest

B-Public 📚

Sebastopol Attendance CenterOther · Grades PK–12 · 684 students · Sebastopol

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Rankin County School DistrictPelahatchie · $11,987 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.